Body Mass Index

Did you know that 55% of the population of the United States are "overweight" and that 33.4% are clinically "obese"? Click here to see where you stand. Obesity is second only to tobacco as a risk factor for self inflicted disease, accountable for about
300,000 deaths per year and an economic cost of between 50 to 100 billion dollars.
Read this to become better informed, or here for a very complete web site on the subject.Here is another.